Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-08
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS.

Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the state OF Texas: That an act to
amend chapter 2, article 566, of the Re-
vised Civil Statutes of the state of Texas
be so amended as to hereafter read as
follows:
Article 566. The purposes for which
private corporations may be formed are {:
l. The support of public worship.
2. The support of any benevolent,
charitable, educational or missionary un-
dertaking.
8. The support of any literary under
taking, the maintenance of library, or
the promotion of painting, music or other
fine arts.
1. The encouragement OF agriculture
and horticulture by associations for the
maintenance of public fairs and exhibit
ton of stock and farm products.
5. The maintenance of public or pri-
vate cemetery.
6. The construction and maintenance
of any species of road except q railroad,
and 8 bridge in connection Herewith.
Z. The construction and maintenance
of a bridge.
s. The construction and maintenance
of a telegraph or telephone line.
8. The establishment end maintenance
of ferry.
10. The establishment and maintenance
Of line of stages.
IL. The building and navigation Of
steamboats,, and the carriage Of persons
and property thereon.
u. The supply of water to the public.
13. The manufacture and supply of gas,
or Of the supply of lighG or heat to the
public by any means.
IA The transaction of any manufacture
ing, mining, mechanical or chemical
business.
10. The transaction of q printing or
publishing business, and in connection
Herewith the sale of goods and wares
and merchandise of stationery and blank
book manufacturing business.
16. The establishment and maintenance
of hotel.
II. The erection of buildings and the
accumulation and loan of funds for the
purchase of real property in cities, towns
and villages.
IS. The transportation of goods, wares
and merchandise, or any valuable thing.
10. The promotion of immigration.
20. The construction and maintenance
of sewers.
81. The construction and maintenance
of q street railway.
%. The erection and maintenance of
market houses and market places.
%. The construction and maintenance
Of canals for the purpose Of irrigation or
for manufacturing.
"a. For the purchase and sale Of agrI-
cultural and farm products, goods, wares
and merchandise; provided that the CAPT
tai stock of such corporation shall no.
exceed $4,000; provided further, the
number of persons Incorporating for such
purposes shall in no instance be less than
ten, nor shall any person hold or own
| more than $500 of such stock, and any
person owning more than $500 worth of
said stock shsIl be liable for all the debts
of such corporations.
%. The construction of harbors and
canals on the coast Of the Gulf Of
Mexico.
26. The growing, purchasing and sell
ing seeps, plants, trees, etc, for agricul-
tural and ornamental purposes.
81. The construction and maintenance
of mills and gins.
%. The accumulation and loan of money;
but this section shall not permit moor
poration with banking or discounting
privileges.
80. The construction and maintenance
of stockyards and pens.
so. The construction and maintenance
of establishments for slaughtering, re-
frigerating, canning, curing and packing
meat.
81. The construction and maintenance
Of establishments for preserving and
canning fruits, vegetables and fish.
Approved March %, 1887.